MRI results & upcoming doctor visit
Hi all,
About a month ago I posted about some shoulder pain with benching. The pain also got really bad the last time I tried to work out during front shoulder raises.
Since that workout I’ve had a doctor visit and a subsequent MRI because the doctor said I had symptoms of a bicep tendon and/or labrum injury.
I have not met with the doctor yet about the results of the MRI, only a brief conversation with the nurse, over the phone, about what the MRI showed. There are no tears but the MRI showed “tendinopathy,” and I’ll be meeting with the doctor again to discuss treatment options on the 25th. I don’t know which tendon(s), specifically, is messed up.
Despite researching tendinopathy on the Internet, I haven’t found a whole lot of good information - some of it sounds contradictory as I go from one source to another. So my questions are: As I head into this doctor’s appointment on the 25th, what should I expect to hear? How long should I expect to be on the mend, considering I haven’t been lifting for 2 months now, aside from one light weight workout about 3 weeks ago.
Thanks,
Alex